Low vitamin D status strongly associated with periodontitis in Puerto Rican adults

BMC Oral Health

Research Article

Dimitris N. Tatakis¹  Cristina Palacios²  Orlando J. Abreu³  Maria S. Pousa⁴  Lydia López Del Valle⁴  Augusto R. Elias-Boneta⁴  Rafael Hernandez⁴ 

[1] College of Dentistry, Division of Periodontology, The Ohio State University, 305 W. 12th Avenue, 43210, Columbus, OH, USA;Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, PO Box 365067, 00936, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico;Nutrition Program, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, PO Box 365067, 00936, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico;Postdoctoral Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, PO Box 365067, 00936, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico;School of Dental Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, PO Box 365067, 00936, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico;

关键词: Periodontitis;    Vitamin D;    Hispanic Americans;    Puerto Rico;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12903-016-0288-7

 received in 2016-03-12, accepted in 2016-08-26,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPeriodontitis and vitamin D deficiency are both highly prevalent in Puerto Rico. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the association between vitamin D levels and periodontal disease in Puerto Rican adults.MethodsA sex-, age-, and BMI-matched case-control, cross-sectional study was conducted on 24 cases of moderate/severe periodontitis and 24 periodontally healthy controls aged 35 to 64 years. Each participant completed a socio-demographic questionnaire, underwent a full-mouth periodontal examination and provided blood sample to measure serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) levels to assess vitamin D status.ResultsA total of 19 matched case-control pairs (28 females, 10 males) completed the study. Mean serum 25 (OH) D levels were significantly lower in cases (18.5 ± 4.6 ng/ml) than in controls (24.2 ± 7.1 ng/ml; p = 0.006). Lower odds of periodontal disease were observed per unit of 25 (OH) D level (OR 0.885; 95 % CI 0.785, 0.997; p < 0.05).ConclusionsLower serum vitamin D levels are significantly associated with periodontitis in Puerto Rican adults.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2016